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Brewers To Place Trevor Megill On 15-Day Injured List

By Mark Polishuk | July 29, 2024 at 4:40pm CDT

The Brewers will be placing right-hander Trevor Megill on the 15-day injured list due to a back problem, according to multiple members of the team’s beat (including Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).

Acquired in a trade with the Twins in April 2023, Megill is the latest in a string of relievers to hit a new level of performance after coming to Milwaukee.  Megill had a 6.03 ERA over his first 68 2/3 career big league innings with the Cubs and Twins in 2021-22, but with some intriguing secondary metrics that hinted at a higher ceiling, and he delivered on that potential with a 3.63 ERA over 34 2/3 frames with Milwaukee last season.

Megill has been even better in 2024, with a 2.41 ERA and excellent walk (5.9%) and strikeout (29.4%) rates over 33 2/3 innings in the Crew’s bullpen.  While he has allowed a lot of hard contact and has become rather an extreme fly ball pitcher this season, Megill’s 98.8mph fastball has been one of baseball’s more dominant offerings, pairing nicely with his curve to fool batters.

This performance has come in several high-leverage circumstances, as Megill has acted as Milwaukee’s closer (saving 20 of 23 chances) while Devin Williams has missed almost the entire season due to stress fractures in his back.  Williams only made his season debut yesterday, so the Brewers are facing some unfortunate irony in losing Megill to a back problem just as Williams returns.  Bryan Hudson was also just placed on the 15-day IL due to an oblique strain, in another big hit to the relief corps.  Nick Mears was acquired in a trade with the Rockies on Saturday, but with Hudson and now Megill both out, the Brewers could certainly look to further bolster the bullpen prior to tomorrow’s trade deadline.

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  1. Whopper Head

    11 months ago

    Interesting…….

    Reply
  2. minor league guy

    11 months ago

    so who’s the new pitcher coming in?

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    • settledownitsjustagame

      11 months ago

      Kimbrel ; )

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      • energel

        11 months ago

        please no
        go pirates

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      • minor league guy

        11 months ago

        unless he’s starting games, no thanks… and even then… no thanks…

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    • Russell Branyan

      11 months ago

      Hopefully Yoho.

      Reply
  3. energel

    11 months ago

    uh oh

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  4. Franx

    11 months ago

    Brewers gonna be desperate to get a Chad Green type from the blue jays, would net them a huge return

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    • Jswag

      11 months ago

      Brewers bullpen is excellent and getting Joe Ross and DL Hall back soon. They just added Mears from Colorado too. Milwaukee goes bargain hunting for relief help and won’t be overpaying for a Chad Green type . lol.

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      • Franx

        11 months ago

        Sure that was their closer and someone could step in and fill the role sure. But Chad Green can do it better then most of pen. Plus the extra year of control is pretty appetizing to most contenders

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        • juice04

          11 months ago

          pretty sure the Brewers have their closer back in Devin Williams. you know last year’s relief pitcher of the year. so no need to overpay for green.

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        • Franx

          11 months ago

          he jus got back from a back injury, we will see how healthy he is

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  5. jdgoat

    11 months ago

    That’s Chad Green’s music

    Reply
  6. RAGBRAI

    11 months ago

    Hall gets activated.

    Reply
  7. MoneyBallJustWorks

    11 months ago

    the guy who replaced the guy with a back injury now goes on the IL with a back injury as the first guy returns.

    hmmmm

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    • energel

      11 months ago

      hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

      Reply
    • MLB Top 100 Commenter

      11 months ago

      “Back to back”

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    • minor league guy

      11 months ago

      don’t forget about the potential MVP candidate we just lost due to a back injury…

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  8. Russell Branyan

    11 months ago

    Megill’s play started slipping a bit the last few weeks. Hopefully this was related, and he comes back as the guy he was April-June

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  9. brewcrewfan82

    11 months ago

    Zach greinke anyone? Let the guy get his 3000th k in a brewer uni!!!

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  10. Cheerios + Churros = Chourio

    11 months ago

    Welp, just about time to trade Adames for some more apple bites. This team is cooked

    Reply
  11. weaselpuppy

    11 months ago

    Tanner Scott

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  12. Whopper Head

    11 months ago

    Lucas Erceg?

    Reply
  13. Chris Koch

    11 months ago

    Explains the Montas trade. Throw him in the bullpen.

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